TSPDT - Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson

See Also

Paul Thomas Anderson

Hal Ashby

Hal Hartley

Alexander Payne

Satyajit Ray

Director / Screenwriter / Producer

1969 -

Born May 1, Houston, Texas, USA

Key Production Country: USA

Key Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age

Key Collaborators: Robert Yeoman (Cinematographer), Owen Wilson (Leading Character Player/Screenwriter), Bill Murray (Leading Player), Mark Mothersbaugh (Composer), Jason Schwartzman (Leading Player/Screenwriter), Scott Rudin (Producer), Luke Wilson (Leading Character Player), Anjelica Huston (Leading Player), David Moritz (Editor), David Wasco (Production Designer)

Highly Recommended: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Recommended: Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Hotel Chevalier (2007), The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ The Rushmore Academy: The Films of Wes Anderson ] [ Salon Interview ] [ Film Monthly Interview ] [ National Geographic Interview (2004) ] [ Guardian Article (2005) ] [ Film Stew Article (2007) ] [ Boston Phoenix Interview (2007) ] [ Wikipedia ] [ New York Magazine Interview (2007) ] [ AV Club Interview (2007) ]

DVD's: [ Amazon ]

1,000 Greatest Films: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007)


	"With a distinctive visual style that steers clear of the gross plagiarism of many post-Tarantino thirtysomething directors, Anderson sets himself apart from most of his contemporaries. His work is as refreshing and visually inspiring as any Coen brothers' film and restores faith in the idea that Hollywood can still produce an idiosyncratic black comedy once in a while." - Peter Homden (Contemporary North American Film Directors, 2002)

	"Few directors' films deserve the term "character-driven" more than Anderson's. His films are also casting-, music-, mood- and even production design-driven (he works with more or less the same key production personnel every time), but whatever powers their engines, action and plot are but trace elements in the fuel." - Leslie Felperin (The Rough Guide to Film, 2007)

	"King of literary geek chic on the silver screen, Wes Anderson emerged from the U.S. movie underground an almost ready-made savant. Remarkably quickly, his quirky, off-kilter films neatly established Anderson almost as a genre unto himself." - Joshua Klein (501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers, 2007)

	"The idea is to make this self-contained world that is the right place for the characters to live in, a place where you can accept their behaviour." - Wes Anderson